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Milestone is an early stage venture capital fund with $42 million under management. We focus on technology-enhanced service businesses in the New York metropolitan area. Companies that we find attractive possess the nucleus of an exceptional management team, an attractive business model, and a compelling market opportunity.

Alan S. Kelley

Milestone Venture Partners

Alan Kelley joined Milestone in March 2005. He has more than ten years of investment experience, including five years as an Internet and technology mutual fund manager. Mr. Kelley’s expertise and focus on the Internet, e-commerce, new media, applied technology and financial services has enhanced Milestone’s ability to target promising companies in rapidly growing markets. Mr. Kelley served as an investment portfolio manager for SunTrust Banks from 1995 to 2004, primarily at its Trusco institutional asset management subsidiary. In 1998 Mr. Kelley conceived, designed and developed Trusco’s first Internet mutual fund, the STI Classic E-Commerce Opportunity Fund. From the time the E-Commerce Opportunity Fund was launched in 1999 until its name was changed in 2001, the fund was the number one performing Internet mutual fund in the nation. Prior to joining SunTrust, Mr. Kelley was a Program Director for Hands On Atlanta, where he helped to create an innovative program to fund inner-city developments. He was also a Project Manager for The Landmarks Group in Berlin, Germany, where he worked with a five-member team in developing a $50 million real estate project.

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